reuben
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Post by reuben on Apr 22, 2016 16:11:09 GMT -8
...you turn on your phone for the first time in months, and it shows local time ... and the time in Chile. And your blood pressure drops just thinking about it.
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zeke
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Post by zeke on Apr 22, 2016 16:12:21 GMT -8
You really don't use that phone often, do you?
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reuben
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Post by reuben on Apr 22, 2016 16:18:40 GMT -8
Nope. Maybe once since I got back in December. I'm seriously late on even the most skimpy TR, however. Teasers. Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia.  Near the top of the Lagunas Altas (high lakes) trail in Patagonia Park, Aysen region, Chile.  Excuse me, there's a guanaco in my tent.  |
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foxalo
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Post by foxalo on Apr 22, 2016 17:06:01 GMT -8
Great pictures!
At the risk of sounding like a complete bitch, I know I NEED to get out when I'm ready to kill those around me. A few hours away usually makes all the difference.
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reuben
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Post by reuben on Apr 22, 2016 17:16:21 GMT -8
I know I NEED to get out when I'm ready to kill those around me. You have many kindred spirits here. Given my age and the BS of those around me at work, well, it ain't easy to stop myself from calling them some prolific and descriptive terms to their faces in no uncertain terms. Fortunately (and by selection) the group I work with is a good group. And there are many other good groups and good people to be found. A few hours away usually makes all the difference. It's all that keeps me sane. We're lucky enough to live in a woodsy area with a bunch of land. I've told my wife and friends many times that a good weekend is one in which I never leave our land - I don't drive a vehicle, I don't shop, I don't see anyone but my wife and my dog. I work around the house, shed, gardens, drink beer in the shed ("aircraft hangar"), listen to music, and grow my little veggie seedlings, many of which are heading out to the garden these days. I've never really liked hustle and bustle, cities, or such things, and the older I get the less I like them, and the more I try to simplify my life, within the constraints I have. |
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zeke
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Post by zeke on Apr 22, 2016 17:24:05 GMT -8
Ah, but there is a totally different kind of peace and serenity found in an art museum. I can wander a nice art show for hours, and come out feeling like I have spent the time in the woods.
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amaruq
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Post by amaruq on Apr 22, 2016 17:25:52 GMT -8
Those are some great photos, bud. I'm looking forward to more.
As to the topic at hand. I'm glad to be getting out this weekend. Just a single tent-night, but it'll be enough to take the edge off the nonstop projects of late.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2016 19:02:23 GMT -8
...I start having conversations with a blank wall.
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Post by rebeccad on Apr 22, 2016 19:35:13 GMT -8
Ah, but there is a totally different kind of peace and serenity found in an art museum. I can wander a nice art show for hours, and come out feeling like I have spent the time in the woods. Doesn't begin to help me. Maybe if I had the museum to myself. But I in fact start to go nuts within about 30-40 minutes in most. Too much sensory input, too many people, and too much standing instead of moving. I know I need to get out when I a) want to strangle people, and/or b) can't stop thinking, talking, and planning for a trip. |
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Post by BigLoad on Apr 22, 2016 22:50:18 GMT -8
Time to go back and replenish your supply of different.
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Post by Woodsie on Apr 23, 2016 10:43:46 GMT -8
It's time for me to go hiking when my hiking boots magically appear by the door. This happens every weekend.  |
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Post by ecocentric on Apr 23, 2016 12:47:39 GMT -8
When I get all of the plant photos from my last trip identified.
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Post by bcpete on Apr 23, 2016 13:05:30 GMT -8
... when the sun is shining and the forecast is golden - and you don't have to wait for a weekend. Man, it's fun being retired and have backpacking/hiking as a passion.  |
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reuben
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Post by reuben on Apr 23, 2016 13:15:58 GMT -8
bcpete! Where you been?
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mk
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Post by mk on Apr 23, 2016 17:20:07 GMT -8
Gorgeous pictures, reuben! |
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